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Original LIFE Magazine — December 22, 1947
Own an authentic original issue of LIFE Magazine from December 22, 1947, featuring “An Album of Christmas Carols” on the cover. This beautifully illustrated Christmas issue captures the spirit of the 1947 holiday season while also covering royalty, business, sports, college life, photography, and postwar American culture.
- Cover Subject: An Album of Christmas Carols
- Inside This Issue: LIFE’s pictorial essay “An Album of Christmas Carols”; “A Prince at War” by the Duke of Windsor; “A Tomb on the Way to Bethlehem”; the House of Cartier; a skiing prodigy; college parties; holiday debut preparations; Peter Stackpole’s photographs of small-town America; and more.
- Completeness: Complete original issue, not a reproduction.
- Perfect For: Christmas collectors, vintage holiday enthusiasts, royal-history readers, 1940s collectors, LIFE Magazine fans, and anyone celebrating a December 22 birthday or anniversary.
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 15 The Week’s Events: Small Town has a Lively Week, Photographs for LIFE by Peter Stackpole
Pg… 24 The Week’s Events: Editorial: Creator and Created
Pg… 25 The Week’s Events: French Send Russian Colonel Home
Pg… 26 The Week’s Events: News Photographer Gets Picture of Gang’s Capture
Pg… 31 The Week’s Events: Termite Exterminators Exterminate House
Pg… 33 The Week’s Events: Novice Pilot Makes Unhappy Landing
Pg… 81 Article: A Prince at War, by The Duke of Windsor
Pg… 43 Pictorial Essays: An Album of Christmas Carols
Pg… 75 Pictorial Essays: A Tomb on the Way to Bethlehem
Pg… 37 Sports: Skiing Prodigy
Pg… 61 Business: House of Cartier
Pg… 66 Recreation: College Parties
Pg… 69 Radio: “Hush” Hubbub
Pg… 2 Other Departments: Speaking of Pictures: “Nicholas Nickleby” Brings Phiz to Film
Pg… 11 Other Departments: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 98 Other Departments: LIFE Attends Preparations for Holiday Debuts
